Definitions

very

[ver-ee] / ˈvɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

real, exact

Synonyms

WEAK

actual appropriate authentic bare bona fide correct especial express genuine ideal identical indubitable mere model perfect plain precise pure right same selfsame sheer simple special sure-enough true undoubted unqualified unquestionable veritable very same

Antonyms

WEAK

inexact

ADVERB

much, really; to a high degree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolutely awfully certainly decidedly deeply eminently exceedingly excessively extraordinarily extremely greatly highly incredibly noticeably particularly pretty profoundly remarkably surprisingly terribly truly uncommonly unusually wonderfully

WEAK

acutely amply astonishingly considerably dearly emphatically exaggeratedly extensively indispensably largely notably positively powerfully pressingly prodigiously substantially superlatively surpassingly vastly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

commonly doubtfully dubiously indefinite little unremarkably usually

Example Sentences

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"It's all very much about how can we tap into the potential they have, the Americans."

From BBC

"If they don't make a deal, the consequences are very steep," the president said, adding that there will be another meeting early next week.

From BBC

“Everyone feels very empowered to raise their hands and say, ‘Hey, how can we fold this in?’”

From The Wall Street Journal

"At the very least, I hope the children who chase this dream can do so in a safer environment."

From BBC

"It's made almost impossible for people to actually pay down their loans for Plan 2, unless you're earning a very, very high salary," said the campaign's founder Oliver Gardner.

From BBC

very

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